Best Ed
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Best Ed is a Canadian animated television series created by Rick Marshall. The series premiered in 2008 on Teletoon. The series chronicles the adventures of an overly helpful and enthusiastic dog named Ed and his best friend, Doug the squirrel, whom everyone calls "Buddy" because Ed refers to him as best buddy. They live in their fictional hometown of Swellville. Best Ed is produced by 9 Story Entertainment
and animated using Adobe Flash
software.
) – A yellow dog
. Ed is overly enthusiastic and helpful, but rather dimwitted. He has many catchphrases, such as his trademark 'Yee!' and 'I'm here to help!', as well as 'Sacagawea!', 'Krakatoa!' and 'Well isn't that curious?' He has a speech impediment which makes him often say 'sh' rather than 's'. He has 'happy sandals', and is a frequent viewer of The Mighty Measel Moles, a Star Trek
parody, both of which Buddy hates. He has numerous skills. Much focus is drawn to his navel
. He is well liked by everyone in the neighborhood, although he considers Buddy his best friend.
Buddy AKA Doug (voiced by Pat McKenna)– An orange squirrel
. Buddy is more level-headed and intelligent than Ed. He suffers incredibly from the antics of Ed, and everyone else (through either neglect or abuse), and only ends the episode happily in two episodes. He still does consider himself good friends with Ed. Everyone else dislikes him. He enjoys nuts
, and has a car with a giant acorn
for a roof. He was part of a club devoted to the nerdy role playing game Battle Buddies awhile ago. His catchphrases are "No, please, no!" and 'It's Doug, actually'.
. Mr. Thirsty is paranoid and aggressive. His sidekick is Eugene. He speaks with an African-American accent. He is very jealous of Buddy.
Mme. Fluffé (voiced by Carolyn Scott
)- A yellow hamster
. Mme. Fluffé resembles the stereotypical fortune teller, but this is not an often employed trait. She has a crush on Ed.
The Kitten Twins (Betsy voiced by TBA, Buster voiced by Tersa Marshall)- Pink cat
s. Betsy and Buster appear cute and innocent, but are the worst of the lot. They tend to speak at the same time and giggle a lot. They are very rich, due to their high paying jobs as top mitten testers. Also they ride unicycles as in "Best Ed The Movie".
Eugene Tuttle - A short, green and brown turtle
. Eugene is frequently picked on by Mr. Thirsty. He lives in a house shaped liked a shell, surrounded by a moat
. He is the only non-mammal
in the neighbourhood. He appears infrequently compared to everybody else in the neighborhood, and is shy and nervous. He has not been mean to Buddy as of yet.
Heiny - (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos)- A Scottish Terrier
who wears a kilt
and has a Scottish accent who is a crossing guard
.
Whithey, Blakie and Red - Three squirles who attended the same college as Buddy. The group host annual Battle Buddy Weekends with Buddy.
9 Story Entertainment
9 Story Entertainment is a Canadian animation studio founded in 2002. It produced the third and fourth season of Max and Ruby, Almost Naked Animals, Wild Kratts, Best Ed, the 5th season of Jacob Two-Two, Peep and the Big Wide World, the first 7 episodes of Pound Puppies, Wibbly Pig, and Arthur,...
and animated using Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
software.
Overview
The series follows two anamorphic animals, Ed and Buddy, a dog and a squirrel respectively, who live in the town of Swellville. Their adventures and sometimes mis-adventures usually cause them to interact with other characters. Overall, Ed tries to be happy and helpful at all times.Main
Ed (voiced by Sean CullenSeán Cullen
Seán Cullen is a Canadian comedian. He is known for combining improvisation with mimicry and music. Cullen has been described in Time as the "vanguard of comedy's next generation". He is best known for voicing Four, Five & Seven in Seven Little Monsters. -Career:Cullen entered into the public eye...
) – A yellow dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
. Ed is overly enthusiastic and helpful, but rather dimwitted. He has many catchphrases, such as his trademark 'Yee!' and 'I'm here to help!', as well as 'Sacagawea!', 'Krakatoa!' and 'Well isn't that curious?' He has a speech impediment which makes him often say 'sh' rather than 's'. He has 'happy sandals', and is a frequent viewer of The Mighty Measel Moles, a Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
parody, both of which Buddy hates. He has numerous skills. Much focus is drawn to his navel
Navel
The navel is a scar on the abdomen caused when the umbilical cord is removed from a newborn baby...
. He is well liked by everyone in the neighborhood, although he considers Buddy his best friend.
Buddy AKA Doug (voiced by Pat McKenna)– An orange squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
. Buddy is more level-headed and intelligent than Ed. He suffers incredibly from the antics of Ed, and everyone else (through either neglect or abuse), and only ends the episode happily in two episodes. He still does consider himself good friends with Ed. Everyone else dislikes him. He enjoys nuts
Nut (fruit)
A nut is a hard-shelled fruit of some plants having an indehiscent seed. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts in English, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts...
, and has a car with a giant acorn
Acorn
The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad...
for a roof. He was part of a club devoted to the nerdy role playing game Battle Buddies awhile ago. His catchphrases are "No, please, no!" and 'It's Doug, actually'.
Recurring
Mr. Thirsty (voiced by Kedar Brown)- A large, brown dogDog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
. Mr. Thirsty is paranoid and aggressive. His sidekick is Eugene. He speaks with an African-American accent. He is very jealous of Buddy.
Mme. Fluffé (voiced by Carolyn Scott
Carolyn Scott
Carolyn Scott is a art director and set decorator. She won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Madness of King George.-External links:...
)- A yellow hamster
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
. Mme. Fluffé resembles the stereotypical fortune teller, but this is not an often employed trait. She has a crush on Ed.
The Kitten Twins (Betsy voiced by TBA, Buster voiced by Tersa Marshall)- Pink cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s. Betsy and Buster appear cute and innocent, but are the worst of the lot. They tend to speak at the same time and giggle a lot. They are very rich, due to their high paying jobs as top mitten testers. Also they ride unicycles as in "Best Ed The Movie".
Eugene Tuttle - A short, green and brown turtle
Turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
. Eugene is frequently picked on by Mr. Thirsty. He lives in a house shaped liked a shell, surrounded by a moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
. He is the only non-mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the neighbourhood. He appears infrequently compared to everybody else in the neighborhood, and is shy and nervous. He has not been mean to Buddy as of yet.
Heiny - (voiced by Damon Papadopoulos)- A Scottish Terrier
Scottish Terrier
The Scottish Terrier , popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of Terrier that were grouped under the name of Skye Terrier, it is one of five breeds of terrier that originated in Scotland, the other four being the modern Skye, Cairn, Dandie Dinmont, and...
who wears a kilt
Kilt
The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly...
and has a Scottish accent who is a crossing guard
Crossing guard
A crossing guard , a school crossing patrol officer , school crossing supervisor or school road patrol is a traffic management specialist who is normally stationed on busy roadways to aid pedestrians...
.
Whithey, Blakie and Red - Three squirles who attended the same college as Buddy. The group host annual Battle Buddy Weekends with Buddy.
Episodes
Pilot. "Fat Chance"- "Rub My Ed for Luck"/"Best Ediquette"
- "Crossing Dogs"/"Squeals on the Bus"
- "Smarti Pants"/"Sock It to Him"
- "Driver's Ed"/"Go Cart Go"
- "Nightmare on Sweet Street"/"Cat Fright"
- "Ed and Breakfast"/"Tooth of Consequences"
- "Lost in Place"/"Scouts Dishonour"
- "Chinese Please"/"The Unhappy Sandals"
- "Perfect-O"/"Sleep Wrecker"
- "The Night Before Hoppenscotch"/"Yeederhosers"
- "My Fair Laddies"/"Confined to Ed"
- "Local Zeroes"/"Outside Inmates"
- "To Yee or Not to Yee"/"The Mighty Measle Role"
- "Follow the Yeeder"/"Come Fly with Yee"
- "Paws for Alarm"/"Send in the Klownmans"
- "Chamele-Ed"/"Camp Camaraderie"
- "Squirrels Gone Wild"/"Ed Waiter"
- "Missing Mittens Mission"/"Talking Ed"
- "Lost Ed Found"/"Peddle Me Nuts"
- "Aye Robots"/"Where No Buddy Has Gone Before"
- "Uncommon Scents"/"A Pox on Thee Now"
- "No Buddy's Hero"/"An Arm-Yee of One"
- "Memor-Yee Loss/"Long Bark of the Law"
- "Ed for Sale"/"Rope-a-Dopes"
- "Help Want-Ed"/"Screaming Yee-Bees"
- "King Tut Tut's Nut"/"Gym-Dandy"